Senior QA Automation Engineer II

Carta
New York, NY
Job Description
Carta is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join their growing team. This role focuses on driving a strategic shift from QA as a safety net to quality as a shared responsibility within the entire development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will lead efforts to identify coverage gaps, implement test automation, and help shift QA toward an enablement model. They will also collaborate with embedded QAs, developers, and platform teams to improve the quality of their platform.

Requirements

  • 6-8+ years of experience in software engineering or automation engineering role
  • Strong programming expertise in one OOP language like Python, Java, JS or Go (Python preferred)
  • Experience building and maintaining test frameworks using tools like Selenium/Webdriver, Pytest, Cypress, Playwright
  • Deep practical understanding of test strategies (unit, integration, E2E, performance, load testing)
  • Understanding of CI/CD and hands-on experience with building and deployment tools (CircleCI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Docker) and test analytics (e.g., Datadog, Sentry)
  • Strong experience with automation and software design patterns, with proven experience in both backend and frontend projects
  • Strong knowledge in cloud infrastructure and container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)
  • Self-starter who thrives on solving open-ended problems, not just executing Jira tickets
  • Track record of shipping test frameworks or systems used by others

Benefits

  • Market competitive salary
  • Equity for all full time roles
  • Exceptional benefits
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